Jul 25 2021, 10:43 AM
July 25 2021, 6:05 AM
July 25 2021, 10:43 AM
(Bloomberg) --
(Bloomberg) --
Thailand reported a record daily total of new Covid-19 cases as an outbreak in the Southeast Asian nation worsens despite a partial lockdown thatâs closed most public amenities for the past two weeks. Almost half of the countryâs about 4,000 deaths have occurred this month.
Australia has secured an additional 85 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for delivery from next year and is continuing efforts to accelerate the pace of its inoculation drive. Delivery of the shots will begin from the first quarter of next year.
Governments globally are trying a range of tactics to encourage people to get vaccinated, including giveaways. A vaccine lottery in Hong Kong has prizes such as gold bars and a diamond Rolex, while Russia is offering snowmobiles and people in Alabama can secure the opportunity to drive on a speedway track.